2023-08-27 18:42:00
He Dutchman Max Verstappen won his ninth consecutive race on Sunday at the Zandvoort circuit, in a F1 Dutch Grand Prix under very complex weather conditions but with a luxury company: the kings of his country, Guillermo Alejandro and Máxima, and two of the princesses were in the stands to encourage him along with thousands of Dutch people.
Verstappen, 25, enjoyed a “special” victory in a chaotic Grand Prix, awash and red flagged to match Sebastian Vettel’s record nine-match winning streak. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso of Spain came second and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly of France completed the podium at Zandvoort.
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Together with the kings a huge tide of Dutchmen poured into the North Sea coastal city, mostly by bikes and trains, for this annual celebration of Verstappen, who is considered a national hero. It was estimated that throughout Sunday, a packed train arrived every five minutes from Amsterdam with Max fans.
Verstappen’s remarkable rise to the top of F1 sparked great interest in the sport in the Netherlands, where he stands on a pedestal with the likes of Johan Cruyff as the country’s favorite son. One commentator suggested this week that Verstappen’s “bullfighter” attitude fits well with the Dutch psyche..
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The absence of princess Ariana
The King and Queen joined the “Maxmanía” accompanied by their two eldest daughters, Princess Amalia, 19, and Princess Alexia, 18. The family was not complete, since the young daughter of the kings, 16-year-old Ariana, had already begun her studies in Italy, and her place was taken by a daughter of the late Prince Friso.
18-year-old Luana from Orange-Nassau spent the day with her uncles and cousins at the Zandvoort circuit. The Countess is the daughter of Prince Friso of the Netherlands, who tragically died 18 months following an off-piste skiing accident in Austria in 2012, when she was just eight years old.
The princess Ariane began studying the International Baccalaureate on Friday at the United World College Adriatic in ItalyThe palace announced: “Her Royal Highness Princess Ariana of the Netherlands will continue her secondary education following the summer at the United World College Adriatic in Italy. She will go there to pursue her International Baccalaureate.”
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